1928 Continental Standard #372277
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Jerry Himes (JJH)
Created: 09-05-2024 at 04:54PM
Last Edit: 09-10-2024 at 02:56AM
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Description:
Works pretty well already but needs some more cleaning and finetuning; new feet would be nice as well.
Main problems are that some of the special character keys like the "/ -" often cause the carriage to jump one space forward, and the bell fails to ring most of the time.
The carriage moves OK, but it could be smoother.
It has a nice looking Pica typeface with a Swedish keyboard that has a QWERTZ-layout for some reason. I might be able to convert it into a QWERTY-machine, as I know where I could get the necessary typebars for it. Remains to be seen if I will actually go through with it.
Typeface Specimen:
Hunter: Jerry Himes (JJH)
Jerry Himes's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 694
I have been looking for ways to spend less time on electronic devices, and because of this I started doing my writing and translation work with pens and pencils, and now on typewriters as well.
I will probably start selling and giving away some of my machines after I figure out which ones are most useful to me. Some people have asked me for a working typewriter, so I have been on the lookout for machines purely for that purpose as well.
Machines sold/given away:
Triumph Gabriele 20
Hermes 3000 (3rd gen., French)
Student (Brother) Deluxe 850TR
Optima (Zentronik) Mod. 42
Scheidegger (Olivetti) President
Olympia SG 3 N
Reviews done so far:
Erika Daro Model 41
Hermes 3000 (3rd gen.)
Olivetti Lettera 32
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